Patna Schools To Remain Closed Upto Class 8 Till January 20; Details Here

As per the current order, the physical classes in Patna district will resume on Monday, which is January 22.

Written by: India.com News Desk Edited by: Abhijeet Sen

Updated: January 18, 2024, 12:17 PM IST

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Patna: Amid strong cold wave conditions across North India, all schools in Patna until class 8 have been ordered to remain closed until January 20. Due to the strong cold wave, DM Dr. Chandrashekhar Singh has announced the closure of schools in Patna district. The physical classes will resume on Monday, which is January 22. Notably, the school closure order was initially scheduled to end on January 16th; however, the DM has extended it until January 20th.

Classes From Nursery To Standard 8 to Remain Shut in Gautam Budh Nagar schools Till January 16

All schools from nursery to standard 8 will remain closed till January 16, 2024, in Gautam Budh Nagar in the wake of dense fog, low visibility and a cold wave in the district, the Department of Basic Education in Gautam Budh Nagar said.

District Level Officer in Department of Basic Education Rahul Pawar said, “In wake of dense fog, low visibility and a cold wave in the district, all schools from nursery to standard 8 would remain closed till January 16 and the order should be followed strictly.”

Northern India woke up to thick fog on Sunday, facing cold wave conditions as visibility dropped to zero at several places, including Delhi.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), visibility was recorded as ‘zero for the first time this winter season in Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan, Patiala, Ambala, Chandigarh, Palam, Safdarjung (New Delhi), Bareilly, Lucknow, Bahraich, Varanasi, Prayagraj, and Tezpur. The national capital shivered in the cold weather, with the average minimum temperature dropping to almost 3 degrees Celsius on Sunday morning.

The minimum temperature in Delhi’s Safdarjung area was recorded at 3.5 degrees Celsius. Similarly, the minimum temperature in Palam was 5.9 degrees Celsius, 3.4 degrees Celsius in Lodhi Road, 4.0 in Ayanagar, and 4.4 degrees Celsius in Ridge at 8:30 AM.

As per IMD data at 5:30 am today, very dense fog was observed in isolated parts of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Bihar, and East Uttar Pradesh, while dense fog conditions were observed in isolated parts of Jammu, Chandigarh, West Uttar Pradesh, Assam, and South Interior Karnataka. As per IMD data, visibility was recorded below 200 meters in Jammu division, Punjab, Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Assam, and Tripura on Sunday morning.

(With inputs from agencies)